Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
HERE'S A HOW DYE DO!
p,.,.x Katie of Fish Raised by the School
,,.+r,ct Division PrOpOsitfon-Several
p.,ties Express Their Opinions.

p,s,ty Kettle of Fish Raised by the School
.,,tr,ct Division Proposition-Several
Parties Express Their Opinions.
Tho question of division Of the present
Ru,te School District will come up before
III. Board Of County Commissioners at
their session to-day. School Trustee Bro
nby made a statement yesterday to an
Inter Mountain reporter in which he was
made to ascribe the agitation on the sub
;eet purely to personal feeling on the part
dCoupty Commissioner Hall. The impress
,ion conveyed is that the latter gentleman
il at the foundation of the matter and that
but Tor him there would have been no petit
ton. Mr.. Brophy when seen on the subject
stated that this was not the Impression he
wished to convey. On the contrary he
ACQUITTED Mr.. HALL
ofsDy personal motives and asserted that
be bad been misquoted, but he stood by
the rsst Of the article. He added: II saw
Miss Layton today and she told me she
DHU vIDlltu lUO ldLllltcs III SChCCI IliO VI
these only seven ever heard OF the petition.
and five OF these were opposed to 1T because
Mr.. Hall wanted il. For that reason, two
favored it. am opposed to the division
myself, because in Butte there are facilities
lnce the High School building went up for
81 the children OF the distr ct within
reach Of the schools of those above the
sixth grade. Walkerville has no facilities
Tor apything beyond the seventh grade and
al children above that grade have been
coming down here. There are not enough
children from there now in attendance at
the High School to
JUSTIFY THE ESTABLISHMENT
Ole eparate High School there, which
would have to be done, or else they would
have to send these pupils to Butte and pay
40 per capita per term. There are 1,4OO
children in the school district. If the mat
ter is allowed to rest as it is there are
simple funds for all purposes at present.
But il the division were made Butte would
have to raise an additional special tax for
educational purposes owing to the loss o
lpportionment OF the school fund that
Nalksrville would draw, and Walkerville
would have to raise q special
Tax Tor building purposes. Then Butte
'onld have more school room than it now
needs and not enough funds to pay its
present corps OF teachers, and Walkervllle
would have too much for teachers and o
buildings enough for it's pupils"
Mr.. HALL
Vas interviewed in reference to the article
alluded to and asserted that the state
nsnts contained in the article as to him.
veil we're false. 1t was not necessary TO
sNct a high school building in Walkerville.
MN the allegation that there was per
snal feeling" in the matter, he SAID:
lhey never let an opportunity
% nit me pass by. Three years
Ro a petition was sent round
. VAUDEVILLE to divide the district. l
aRa' d it but with others was too busy 70
nend to the matter personally" Mr..
nal expressed great indignation at tne
anaendo that he had presented b pe!l-
uon to the Commissioners as the char
nan OF the Board and would exert Dis
pftonal influence on his fellow members
% nave it passed according to his wishes,
'ssrdless Of its propriety. He said:
my INFLUENCE
.No my colleagues is misrepresenoeo'
'aey are not guided in their opinions oy
1s. We meet together and discuss ques'
IONS brought before us amicably. There
aas never been the first feeling of difference
v'seen us. ] have nothing to say IN I'M
aarer, other than that as an ipdlvldnai
sn IN favor of the division. The pefltlor
vas brought to me in the Court House 0e
.ya; | believe in a division OF the d'strict
m'hey have a ri hit and are old enough "
ho..ern their own affairs. Herbert ant
u.lscolI have discussed the matter with M
S.en and said the district should q
Den divide, six years ago. l believe TN
.ouole over division began at the electlOi
year ago, when the people didn't see d
WWsaliow Walkerville to elect a trustee Ant
"i'chell WAS defeated"
MISS LAYTON
vs. visited, and asked what she had toun'
"ner house.to.house canvass. She said
visited 105 houses in Ce~nterville' {
"om only five had heard OF the petitlor
VISITED several places in Walkervil!e, b9
II W. no record Of whom / vent TO. L
s "u@,kerville | found there was more intel
Cs,.aken in the question. The people I
inm"'ervllle whom | visited really M
o mneo no opinion on the subject. n !
,boer 10 ind their sentiments l lett VIII
n,sau a paper on which they were TO e.
ma their opinions under the heads 10
sm against In Walkerville the feelir
others was III lawn
DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
the merits of the question. All
'hei Tor was to find out whether I'M
mS u'eo division or not. Ninety per Ger
!, people | visited knew nothing abo'
prss ne people in C~enterville had ]
ddn,.ence Tor or against. They said
tbsr make any difference to them whetn
.; "sre RS now annexed to Butte. or
MD annexed to Walkerville. l ney
y H. I, am made to say by MIR. Brop]
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